Genève Business Day Calculator
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: October 8, 2026
Calculate business days in Genève with its own cantonal public holidays. Like the Switzerland calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list, so due dates and deadlines can land differently from the Switzerland calculator's count.
How Genève differs from the Switzerland calculator
Geneva's Loi sur les jours fériés (rsGE J 1 45, art. 1 al. 1) declares nine days: 1 January, Vendredi saint, Lundi de Pâques, Ascension, Lundi de Pentecôte, 1 August, the Jeûne genevois (the Thursday after the first Sunday of September), Noël and 31 December, the Restauration de la République. Against this site's eight-day Swiss baseline that adds the Jeûne genevois and 31 December and drops 26 December, which the list does not include. Art. 1 al. 2 adds a rule for employers outside the federal Labour Act only: when a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following day is a holiday for them. This page does not count those days; between 2026 and 2028 the only weekday the rule reaches is Monday 2 August 2027.
Worked example
Adding 1 business day to Wednesday, September 9, 2026 using Genève's holidays lands on Friday, September 11, 2026. With the Switzerland calculator's holidays, the same calculation lands on Thursday, September 10, 2026: the gap comes from Genève's own calendar.
Genève public holidays in 2026
| Date | Day | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Neujahrstag (New Year's Day) |
| April 3 | Friday | Karfreitag (Good Friday) |
| April 6 | Monday | Ostermontag (Easter Monday) |
| May 14 | Thursday | Auffahrt (Ascension Day) |
| May 25 | Monday | Pfingstmontag (Whit Monday) |
| August 1 | Saturday (weekend) | Bundesfeiertag (Swiss National Day) |
| September 10 | Thursday | Jeûne genevois (Geneva Fast) |
| December 25 | Friday | Weihnachten (Christmas Day) |
| December 31 | Thursday | Restauration de la République (Restoration of the Republic) |
How to count Genève business days
For an interactive calculation, use the Switzerland calculator and add Genève's own dates under Advanced options, one per line in YYYY-MM-DD form; the Genève public holidays 2026 page linked below lists the dates.
Genève public holiday data is verified against the République et canton de Genève jours fériés page (ge.ch) and the Loi sur les jours fériés (J 1 45).
Related links
Documents cited for this canton
The holiday list and the explanation above rest on these documents, alongside the holiday data source below.
- République et canton de Genève: Loi sur les jours fériés (rsGE J 1 45), art. 1 (opens in a new tab)
- Fedlex (Swiss Federal Chancellery): Arbeitsgesetz (SR 822.11), Art. 20a Abs. 1 (opens in a new tab)
- Fedlex (Swiss Federal Chancellery): Bundesverfassung (SR 101), Art. 110 Abs. 3 (opens in a new tab)
Sources and verification
Official source: ge.ch (opens in a new tab)
Cross-checked against this source on October 8, 2026.
For informational purposes only
This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.